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Archive year. This is the 2024 table for Houston. For current pay, see the latest Houston page.
34.72% 2024 locality adjustment above base GS
$29,620 to $191,900 2024 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
19 Counties covered by this pay area

2024 Houston full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 34.72% locality adjustment for 2024. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Houston.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $29,620$30,614$31,597$32,579$33,561$34,137$35,112$36,094$36,133$37,051
GS-2 $33,305$34,098$35,201$36,133$36,541$37,617$38,692$39,767$40,842$41,917
GS-3 $36,341$37,552$38,763$39,974$41,185$42,396$43,608$44,819$46,030$47,241
GS-4 $40,793$42,153$43,512$44,871$46,231$47,590$48,949$50,308$51,668$53,027
GS-5 $45,640$47,161$48,682$50,203$51,724$53,245$54,766$56,287$57,808$59,329
GS-6 $50,877$52,573$54,269$55,965$57,662$59,358$61,054$62,750$64,446$66,142
GS-7 $56,537$58,421$60,306$62,191$64,076$65,960$67,845$69,730$71,614$73,499
GS-8 $62,611$64,698$66,785$68,872$70,958$73,045$75,132$77,219$79,306$81,392
GS-9 $69,154$71,460$73,765$76,070$78,375$80,680$82,985$85,290$87,595$89,900
GS-10 $76,155$78,693$81,231$83,769$86,307$88,845$91,383$93,921$96,460$98,998
GS-11 $83,671$86,459$89,248$92,037$94,825$97,614$100,403$103,191$105,980$108,769
GS-12 $100,287$103,629$106,972$110,314$113,657$116,999$120,341$123,684$127,026$130,369
GS-13 $119,254$123,230$127,205$131,181$135,156$139,132$143,108$147,083$151,059$155,034
GS-14 $140,923$145,620$150,318$155,016$159,713$164,411$169,109$173,806$178,504$183,202
GS-15 $165,761$171,286$176,811$182,335$187,860$191,900$191,900$191,900$191,900$191,900
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About the 2024 Houston table

The Houston Locality Area used the official OPM Houston-The Woodlands, TX boundary in 2024. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2024 nationwide base GS table.

In 2024, the locality adjustment was 34.72%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $29,620, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $191,900.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 19 counties and cities across Texas. Some of the included jurisdictions include Austin County, TX, Brazoria County, TX, Chambers County, TX, Colorado County, TX, Fort Bend County, TX, Galveston County, TX, Grimes County, TX, Harris County, TX, Jackson County, TX, Liberty County, TX, Madison County, TX, Matagorda County, TX, and more.

2024 Houston questions

  • What was the 2024 locality adjustment for Houston?
    In 2024, the locality pay adjustment for Houston-The Woodlands, TX was 34.72%, added on top of the 2024 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Houston in 2024?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Houston earned $100,287 in 2024, rising to $130,369 at Step 10. See the 2024 GS-12 Houston page.
  • Is the 2024 table still current?
    No. 2024 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Houston page.